Sri Lanka says sorry to Modi and Jaya
2 Aug 2014 5:31 AM IST
Titled ‘How Meaningful are Jayalalithaa’s Love Letters to Narendra Modi?’, the graphics showed Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa writing a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi, whose photographs was inside a pink heart-shaped sign.
The disparaging article was authored by a Lankan freelance journalist Shenali D Waduge, in which she had used un-parliamentary language, which was ‘inadvertently’ carried by the Sri Lankan defence ministry on Thursday. In her article, which focussed on the Indo-Lankan fishing problem, the journalist said that ‘hell hath no fury like a women scorned they say, and that aptly puts to context the feelings of Jayalalithaa towards Sri Lanka.’
The author then went on to point out that New Delhi’s policy towards Lanka has ‘changed since Modi came to power and that Tamil Nadu is not going to be a factor anymore.’ She added: ‘These are some realities that the chief minister of Tamil Nadu cannot ignore and her tantrums are dampening the otherwise positive outlook of the Modi-led BJP government. She should be advised to stop her tantrums and start looking at how the Indian fishermen can be absorbed into a new avenue of livelihood if there are no fish to fish in Indian waters.’
In a severe criticism of the Indian government, she alleged, ‘We are well aware that India had been making millions from poaching into Sri Lankan waters using bottom trawlers and stealing shrimps, prawns and fish that ideally belong to the fishermen of Sri Lanka.’
Soon after the issue came to light, the Indian High Commissioner Y K Sinha took up the matter with the Lankan foreign secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne. Immediately, the Lankan defence ministry took the article off from its website and published an ‘unqualified apology’. The apology published in the defence ministry website said: An article titled ‘How Meaningful are Jayalalithaa’s Love Letters to Narendra Modi?’ had appeared on our website along with a graphical portrayal of Hon. Prime Minister of India and Hon Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.’
‘The article, which had been published without appropriate authorization and not reflecting any official position of the Government of Sri Lanka or Ministry of Defense and Urban Development, has since been removed. We extend an unqualified apology to the Hon. Prime Minister of India and Hon Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,’ it further reads.
Meanwhile, the article has created a furore in India, with BJP allies PMK and MDMK seeking severing of diplomatic relations with the island nation.
The disparaging article was authored by a Lankan freelance journalist Shenali D Waduge, in which she had used un-parliamentary language, which was ‘inadvertently’ carried by the Sri Lankan defence ministry on Thursday. In her article, which focussed on the Indo-Lankan fishing problem, the journalist said that ‘hell hath no fury like a women scorned they say, and that aptly puts to context the feelings of Jayalalithaa towards Sri Lanka.’
The author then went on to point out that New Delhi’s policy towards Lanka has ‘changed since Modi came to power and that Tamil Nadu is not going to be a factor anymore.’ She added: ‘These are some realities that the chief minister of Tamil Nadu cannot ignore and her tantrums are dampening the otherwise positive outlook of the Modi-led BJP government. She should be advised to stop her tantrums and start looking at how the Indian fishermen can be absorbed into a new avenue of livelihood if there are no fish to fish in Indian waters.’
In a severe criticism of the Indian government, she alleged, ‘We are well aware that India had been making millions from poaching into Sri Lankan waters using bottom trawlers and stealing shrimps, prawns and fish that ideally belong to the fishermen of Sri Lanka.’
Soon after the issue came to light, the Indian High Commissioner Y K Sinha took up the matter with the Lankan foreign secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne. Immediately, the Lankan defence ministry took the article off from its website and published an ‘unqualified apology’. The apology published in the defence ministry website said: An article titled ‘How Meaningful are Jayalalithaa’s Love Letters to Narendra Modi?’ had appeared on our website along with a graphical portrayal of Hon. Prime Minister of India and Hon Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.’
‘The article, which had been published without appropriate authorization and not reflecting any official position of the Government of Sri Lanka or Ministry of Defense and Urban Development, has since been removed. We extend an unqualified apology to the Hon. Prime Minister of India and Hon Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,’ it further reads.
Meanwhile, the article has created a furore in India, with BJP allies PMK and MDMK seeking severing of diplomatic relations with the island nation.
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